SCENES ✖ Phil Makepeace

Podcast
Written By Yoa Rotteveel

With the sales of chess boards increasing by 400% in 2020, it's safe to say the sport is on the rise amongst younger generations. We spoke to Phil Makepeace, a professional chess coach and ex-professional player, about the sports gender gap, its funding and the monumental influence of 'The Queen's Gambit' on the chess world.

✖ About SCENES

Conversations in culture with the people who know it best. From discussing the birth of Drum and Bass with legendary DJ Andy C to hearing how Almass Badat documented the transgender community in India, Truant chat with guests across music, art, fashion, film, sport and technology in a bid to understand the scenes they love that little bit better.

Soundtrack: Moss Gatherer - One

Yoa Rotteveel

Squarecoder is a web design company based in London, UK. With more than eight years of Squarespace experience, we are your go-to company for beautiful, functional and affordable websites across all different industries worldwide. Squarecoder offers a variety of services such as web design, branding, e-commerce solutions, 3D content, bespoke features, SEO optimisation, video editing, photography and training to suit all budgets.

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